Samuel Fellows in Belonging Program 2026 (Funded) – YOA

Deadline: March 16, 2026

Applications are open for the Samuel Fellows in Belonging Program 2026. At the Belonging Forum, they imagine in the facility of analysis, storytelling, and motion. The Samuel Fellows in Belonging program is on the coronary heart of this mission—empowering rising leaders to sort out social isolation and strengthening belonging by way of analysis and group-pushed options.

The Samuel Fellows in Belonging is greater than a analysis program—it’s a catalyst for belonging throughout sectors and world wide. Designed for college kids, current graduates, and people with lived experiences, this immersive OPPORTUNITY fosters collaborative analysis, skilled improvement, and actual-world impression.

As a Fellow, you’ll:

• Work alongside main international organizations to discover belonging, social justice, and group-constructing
• Engage in thought management and advocacy, shaping narratives that drive change
• Gain entry to mentorship, abilities improvement, and a worldwide community of changemakers

Benefits

If chosen, you obtain a fellowship grant (an academic award) made up of two components:

• a dwelling help stipend to assist cowl dwelling prices throughout the fellowship (for instance hire, meals, utilities, childcare), and
• a venture bills funds to cowl cheap prices required to ship the analysis (journey, transcription, accessibility helps, participant honoraria, dissemination prices).

Eligibility

Open to:

• Students: A scholar or current graduate desperate to discover the social dimensions of belonging
• People With Lived Experience: Individuals with lived expertise navigating isolation and connection
• Storytellers: Researchers, storytellers, or advocates prepared to show insights into motion

Application

The Fellowship program is budgeted for 8 months. Fellows are anticipated to ship their last output inside the 8-month timeframe.

Click here to apply

For extra data, go to Samuel Fellows in Belonging.